CD Projekt Red gives insights into The Witcher 4.
CD Projekt Red shared an update about The Witcher 4 this week as part of its latest earnings report for the first half of 2024. The developer is of course not calling The Witcher 4 with this name and instead refers to it as “Polaris“It will include a new saga for The Witcher fans, but no matter what you call it, we have an update on it.
And according to CD Projekt Red, the new Witcher game is preparing for the next phase of development. It has been in the pre-production phase since it was first announced, but is now nearing the end of that phase, meaning it will finally enter production soon.
In the same statement on the state The Witcher 4Michał Nowakowski, co-CEO of CD Projekt, also spoke about Project Orionthe new cyberpunk game Cyberpunk2077 which entered full production at the beginning of the year.
“Working on Polaris is moving forward – the development team is approaching a major milestone that will mark the end of the pre-production phase,” said Nowakowski. “The first half of the year was also a busy time for our studio in Boston, which laid the groundwork for Project Orion – a new game in the cyberpunk universe.”
Of course, no release dates have been announced for either game yet, as both Polaris And Project Orion are so far away, but it is worth noting that the Cyberpunk game is now more advanced than the Witcher game, as Polaris is currently preparing to finish pre-production.
Piotr Nielubowicz, CFO of CD Projekt, discussed the current status of the new Witcher game in a video, reflecting the views expressed in the press release.
“Our studio has seen a lot of production activity in the first half of 2024,” said Nielubowicz. “The Polaris team working on the next game in the Witcher saga has made significant progress that will soon allow us to complete pre-production and move this project into the full production phase.”
Although the new Witcher game will pick up a new saga and presumably give us a new protagonist to play as, it was recently said that Geralt of Rivia will still be in the game in some form. However, it is unclear what his role will be.